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INVENTOR ATToRNE /n\\ Q) Vdi/favaA Patented Nov. 24, 1942 ooNFEo'rIoNCANDLE HOLDERy Frank J. Addis and Paul P. Addis, Brooklyn, N. Y

Application April 1o, 1939, serial No. 267.200

3 Claims. (Cl. 99-138) 1 This invention relatesto candle holders forsupporting small and what are commonly termed birthday candles forornamental purposes, and especially in ornamenting cakeyand the objectof the invention is to provide a candle holder of the characterdescribed comprising two or more disc-like layers or bodies of asuitable confection, preferably of sugar base, with an aperture formedcentrally of the composite body forming a socket for the reception ofone end of the candle in supporting the candle in perpendicular positionupon a support in connection with which the holder or base is arranged;al further object consists inv a novel method of forming holders of thecharacter described by simultaneously depositing a group orseries ofholder bodies upon a supporting surface in a predetermined spacedrelationship to each other after which all4 the holders or bodies of agroup are simultaneously drilled to form candle-receiving apertures orsockets therein, and in certain adaptations of the invention toautomatically apply a series of candles to a predetermined number ofholders in mounting the candles in connection with the holders, and inother alternatives -to simply wrap the holders in packages of thegrouped arrangement provided to facilitate packaging and merchandisingthereof; and with these and other objects in view the invention consistsin a device of the class and for .the purpose specified,` which isconstructed in accordance with the method more fully hereinafterdescriloed'and` claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof our improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which: Y y

Fig. 1 is a plan'view of a package diagrammatically illustrating thearrangement offa series or` group of candle holders therein.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. g

Fig. Sis a detail View of a part of a mounting sheet showing the firststep in forming candle holders thereon. Y 1' Fig. 4 is a view similar toFig. 3 showing only a, part of the construction and illustratingthe nextstep in the operation of forming the candle holders.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Figml showing the step of drilling theholders 'toV formv the candle mounting strip showing two groups ofcandle holders arranged-thereon; and r Fig. 8 is an edge view of thedevice shown in Fig. 7 diagrammatically illustratingthe method ofmounting candles in a series of the holders.

For the 4purpose of illustrating one method of carrying the inventioninto effect, we have disclosed a process which consists in thesimultaneous formation and shaping of a group of fifteen candle holderseither on one mounting card or holder, or two of such groups arranged ona mounting adapted to be sub-divided intov independent supportingstrips. However, it will be understood that any desired group formationor multiplicity of group formations may be provided,` depending largelyupon the characteristics of the holders, so as to meet pricerequirements in the sale of a predetermined number of the holders. Toillustrate this point, it may be explained that the particular holdershown in the present drawing is adapted 'to be arranged upon a card ormounting sheet and wrapped into a package containing fifteen holderstobe sold 'for five cents. However, due to the use 'ofmore material oradded workmanship in the production of the diierent holders, and' stillfurther in the variation in case of raw' materials, labonetc.; thispackage might be reduced to twelve or any other desired number. Thestrip formation as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawing, is intended for usein the production of a package containing twenty of the holders andtwenty candles compactly packed and nested in accordance with theteachings in a companion application filed of equal date herewith.

In carrying the invention into effect, a supporting sheet or card isemployed. In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, a sheet Il) is shown which isin the form of paper, whereas in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawing, the sheetl l is preferably in the form of light cardboard. -However, in eachinstance, a series or group of Vcandle holders lila. I Ia'are formedsimultaneously upon one surface of the sheets in a definite spacedrelationship to each other on centersvwhichv will be fixed by the groupnozzles of a machine for dispensing sugar confection, as will beapparent. In carrying out this process, a series of relatively thindiscs l2 are rst arranged upon rthe sheet lill l. These discs may be ofany desired contour and color and are formed. with an opening i3centrally thereof and at the axis I4 of location or spacing of each discupon the sheet.

While the discs I2 'are still in a relatively soft and unhardened state,another body l5 of confection is arranged directly upon the discs I2, asseen for example, in Fig. 4. This body is preferably thicker than thediscs I2 and again may be of any shape or contour, and is alsopreferably of a color contrasting to the color of the discs I2 so as toproduce a contrasting effect upon the resulting holders.

In forming the body I5, a small aperture I5 is formed centrally inalinement with the axis I4, and the several nozzles employed will leavea series of upwardly directed cones Il upon the upper surface of thebody I5. The innermost of these cones, that is to say, those encirclingthe aperture I6, also act as guides in insuring proper alinement of themultiple drills I8 with the axis I4 in the operation of drilling thelarge apertures or sockets IGa in the bodies I5 in the manner shown inFig. 5 of the drawing. By providing the small apertures I6 in the bodies|15 in the operation of forming the same, the drilling of the candleholders to form the apertures Ia is facilitated, whereas the aperturesI3 in the bottom discs I2 prevent the splitting of the several candleholders in the drilling operation.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that all of the fifteen discs I2are simultaneously formed upon the surface of the sheet Ill-II, afterwhich the fteen bodies I5 will be simultaneously formed upon the discs,and then all of the apertures IGa will be simultaneously drilled in thefifteen candle holders. In this Way, a fast production of the candleholders is made possible.

The only difference between the structure illustrated in Fig. 1 and thatillustrated in Fig. 7, lies in the fact that two of the groups offifteen candle holders will be formed on the sheet I I instead of thesingle group formed on the sheet I6. However, in forming the sheet II,one group of the discs I2 will be formed and then the next group of saiddiscs will be formed` In like manner, the bodies will be formed on eachgroup and two drilling operations will be required to complete theentire sheet or strip II. This strip is scored longitudinally as seen atI2, lila so that a series of strips 20, 20a and 22h, can be formed fromthe complete sheet I I, each strip having thereon ten of the holdersextending longitudinally thereof.

With the construction shown in Fig. 7, and after each of the strips 20,22a and 20h have been severed, these strips may be arranged beneath amultiple candle mounting apparatus wherein ten candles will be fed intoposition to aline with the apertures or sockets I6a of all of the candleholders and be collectively moved into all of the candle holders, aswill appear from the diagram- I matic illustration in Fig. 8 of thedrawing where the candles are shown directly above the candle holdersready for the collective insertion, the candles being represented at 2|.The apertures or sockets ISa will be made to t the diameter of thecandles 2l, but in the event of any slight enlargement of the candlediameters, these enlargements would be pealed or scraped off in theoperation of inserting the candles into the holders. The sharp edges ofthe walls of the sockets Ia will operate easily upon the soft wax of thecandles to shave or strip the same in this operation. By maintaining atight t between the candles and the holders, the candles will always bemaintained in a perpendicular position.

With the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the candlesdo not constitute part of the package. In this case, the sheet I0 is.made sufficiently large to form a loop within which is placed acardboard reinforcing member 22 to give stiffness and rigidity to thepackage.

Around the entire package is arranged another loop 23 of Cellophane orother similar transparent material which will render the several candleholders of the package visible and at the same time form a Wrapper orprotection therefor to prevent the collection of dust and also toobviate destruction to the ornamental portions of the holders. Inactually assembling the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the sheet III orthe ends thereof may be wrapped around the reinforcing board 22 andsecured together as at IEb. In like manner the sheet 23 may be wrappedaround the products thus assembled and secured together as at 23a,noting Fig. 2 of the drawing.

It will also be understood that in some instances the assemblage as seenin Fig. 1 may also include the candles assembled in the holders, andthis assemblage packed in a box of sulcient depth to accommodate theheight cf the holders and the candles arranged in the holders.

In the above described steps of the method of producing the holders, itwill be understood that after the discs I2 and bodies I5 have beenformed, they are allowed to thoroughly harden. In this operation theparts I2, I5 will adhere together, and by reason of the stickyproperties of the body I2, the same will adhere to the surface of thesupporting sheet IIl-II. In drilling hardened `bodies of this type whichare in crystal formation, no clogging or congestion of the drills I8will be experienced. Furthermore, no diiculty will be experienced inremoving the dust resulting from the drilling operation.

As above indicated, the contour of the different holders may be variedto suit the requirements of a purchaser, and in this connection, manyvarieties of the tubular or nozzle discharges for the confection may beprovided. In some instances a single holder body may be arranged uponthe supports rather than the dual and two-tone body I2-I5. Here again itwill also be apparent that by an additional processing, three-toneeffects may be produced by the arrangement of three distinct bodies orlayers one upon the other. Still further, other varieties of this typeand kind may be made by using different colored confection materials inone of the processings, for example in applying the body I5.

It is also within the scope of our invention to arrange different seriesof holders in the respective groups. For example, each of the fivevertical rows of three holders as diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 1may be of a different contour, or each of the three horizontal rows offive may be different. For that matter, all of the holders in a singlegroup may be different, and the latter would be especially true whenthese devices would be utilized as favors or table ornamentations,place-cards or the like, rather than as cake ornamentations. In thisconnection it wil] also be understood that in the present illustrationswe have referred primarily to machine production of the devices inquestion, but in producing more expensive articles of this type andkind, the candle holder bodies may be originally formed by hand andthereafter drilled to form the candle receiving apertures or socketsthere- 1n.

One of the distinctive features of our candle holders resides in thefact that in using confection in the formation of the holder body and ineliminating all of the metallic or other inserts commonly employed inholders of this type for the support of the candle and in using edibleconfection, these holders may be consumed in the eating of a cake uponthe removal of the candles. In other words, the entire structure of thecandle holder comprises an edible confection.

Having fully described our invention, what We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A candle holder of the class described comprising a body portionwhich in its entirety comprises an edible confection, said body portionhaving a passage extending entirely through the central portion thereof,said passage having a large diameter socket extending through the majorportion of the depth of the holder and of a diameter substantiallyidentical with the diameter of the candle for insertion into the socket,and the remainder of the passage being of smaller diameter forming ashoulder upon which the candle seats.

2. A candle holder of the class described comprising a body portionwhich in its entirety comprises an edible Confection, said body portionhaving a passage extending entirely through the central portion thereof,said passage having a large diameter socket extending through the majorportion of the depth of the holder and of a diameter substantiallyidentical with the diameter of the candle for insertion into the socket,the remainder of the passage being of smaller diameter forming ashoulder upon Which the candle seats, and said body beingformed of twosuperimposed confections.

3. A holder of the class described comprising a body portion which inits entirety involves an edible confection, said body portion comprisinga large base having a single aperture and a reduced upwardly extendingpart, a socket formed primarily in the upwardly extending part of thebase and registering 'withv the aperture thereof, the diameter of saidsocket being substantially identical with the diameter of a member forinsertion into said socket to insure firm perpendicular mounting andarrangement of the member in said holder, and the base of said holderhaving a portion limiting downward movement of the member in saidsocket.

FRANK J. ADDIS. PAUL P. ADDIS.

